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Kalicki Heli J Roy RD PhD Pennington Biomedical Research Center Key thoughts Several large studies show that alcohol consumption results in a Ushaped curve Both abstainers and heavy drinkers have . Tami Christ. Talia Katz. Biology 240W. Penn State Lehigh Valley. Background Information. Alcohol can have a good effect on the heart.. Moderate consumption can help protect against heart disease.. It can help raise HDL (good cholesterol) which helps to prevent plaque in arteries.. . Failure. What is it?. The inability of the heart to supply steady blood flow to meet the bodies needs. Causes?. Coronary artery disease. Heart Attack. Cardiomyopathy. Conditions that overwork the heart. What is Alcohol?. Alcohol is a depressant and a drug.. Depressants slow the body’s nervous system, brain and body’s reaction time. Effects on the body. When someone drinks faster then the body can break down the alcohol a person becomes intoxicated.. Alcohol use contributes to youth suicides, homicides and fatal injuries – the leading cause of death among youth after auto crashes. . Alcohol abuse is linked to as many as two-thirds of all sexual assaults and date rapes of teens and college students.. Kalicki. Heli. J. Roy, RD, PhD. Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Key thoughts. Several . large . studies show that alcohol consumption results in a U-shaped curve. Both abstainers and heavy . drinkers have . Heli. J. Roy, PhD, RD, MBA. Pennington Biomedical Research Center. 5/20/2010. PBRC. 1. Stress is the body’s response . to a . physical, chemical, emotional, or environmental . stress.. Stress reaction includes physiological changes in the body. . Heli. J. Roy, PhD, RD, MBA. Pennington Biomedical Research Center. 5/20/2010. PBRC. 1. Stress is the body’s response . to a . physical, chemical, emotional, or environmental . stress.. Stress reaction includes physiological changes in the body. . goleuo.. Am beth mae’r perfformiad. ?. Eglurwch gefndir y perfformiad. . Beth oedd eich syniadau cyntaf?. Ble cawsoch chi’r syniadau hyn?. Beth oedd ar y grŵp ei eisiau?. Defnyddiwch luniau i helpu egluro’r hyn sydd raid i chi ei . BAC depends on:. 1. The amount of blood in your body (which is increased as _____________increases). 2. The . ___________. of alcohol you ________ . 3 . ________ consumed . (i.e., the faster you drink the higher your BAC). . Alcohol A drug research project by Janelle 1 Ethyl alcohol is the scientific name for alcohol, also known as booze, liquor, cold one, hard stuff and juice. It is a depressant , but in small amounts, it can provide a Drug TypeExamplesPrescribed F Possible egative EffectsDangerous to ix Opioid AnalgesicsPain medicationOxyContinVicodinCodeineLortabDilaudidPercocetMorphineModerate/SeverePainMay be prescribed after su Health and Physical Education. Fall 2017. Alcohol. Alcohol advertisements show images of happy, healthy-looking young adults to sell a drug that is . addictive. , physically damaging, and often an entry into other drug use.. Psycho-Education for Patients and Family Members. 3-. 1. Alcohol in the Brain. Alcohol upsets a delicate balance between chemical systems that . stimulate. and chemical systems that . inhibit . functions of the brain and body.. Alcohol. Maybe you already know some of them. What are they? . feeling sick. loss of balance. can’t speak properly. tired. acting strangely. vomiting. These are the effects that you can see or hear..